Slipper.



M. GUSTINl SLIPPER. "APPLICATION mib MAY 25. |9117.

i244,197. r v Patented oet. 23,1917

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' slippers and. is particularly directed to improvements 1n theconstructlon of the inner MAX eUsrrN, or NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. as; 1era.

Application filed May 25, 1917. Serial' No. 170,812.

sole of' these slippers and the method and means of securing the innersole to the heel and sole.

ln slippers of the class described, after the bottom solel has beensecurely fastened to the heel and the upper on vamp .attached thereto bysuitable stitching, the inner sole has heretofore been secured to thebottom sole by a layer of paste or cement. The great diicultyexperienced with this construction `is that under tl1e.inliuence of theheat of the wearers foot, the paste or other cementing means used toattach the inner sole loosens up, and the bond created therebyisgraduallybroken until finally the inner sole becomes completelyAdetached from the bottom sole and heel portion. Under the pressure andmovement of the wearers foot the inner soie then readily becomescrumpled not only causes much discomfort to wearer, but also spoils theappearance of the inner ,surface of .the slipper and detracts materiallyfrom its neatness and its artistic effect. Y

rhe main object, therefore, of this invention is to provide a slipper ofthe class described which shall be free' from the difficulty had withthe -inner sole construction as hereinbefore explained.

.A further object is to `provide a neat and comfortable slipper of thecharacter described which shall be comparatively inexpensivetomanufacture and yet preserve its ncatness and comfort for a long periodof With these and other objects inview, the invention consists in thenovel slipper construction, the means employed therefor and the methodof carrying out s aid construction hereinafter flly described.

To accomplish these objects, I provide,

4instead of the inner'sole which has heretofore been cemented to thebottom sole in slippers of the class described or the kind particularlyknown` to the trade as mule slippers lwith heels, an inner cushion, the

body of which is attached directly and positively tothe upper or vamp ofthe slipper,

while the heel portion of said cushion is attached to the heel-by nailsor other like 'means driven therethrough.

In the drawing accompanying this specificatlon,

Figure 1 is `a vertical elevation of the improved slipper: Fig. 2 is arear plan View with the bottom sole partly detached to show the detailsof construction and means for securing the upper and inner sole.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view cut along line 3'- 3 of`Fig. 2.

Fig. 4f isa broken away sectional View cut along line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. -5 is an enlarged detailed sectional view showing the blind stitchfor attachingA the leatherlayer to the bottom sole.

Figs. -6 and 7 show modiedlforms of the invention more fully hereinafterexplained. Referring in'particular to the drawings, the improved slipperconsists of the bottom sole 10, the heelll, the soft inner sole 12 andthe upper or'vamp 13, all suitably assembled and secured oneto the otherin the manner and by the means hereinafter more fully described.

The inner sole consists preferably of a soft cushion comprising a..molded pasteboard layer 14 on which is superposed a layer 15 of cotton,wool. orffeltfor the like soft padding material. The latter is coveredover and held to -the pasteboard layer 14 by a piece 16 of muslin orsatin or any other like material, by means of thestitches-'l g thusforms a neat padded cushion presenting an artistic inside finish andaffording great comfort to the wearer.

To maintain the sole of the slipper in its as clearly shown lin Fig. 2.The inner sole ioo i The upper 18 is made preferably of a i stiiieuedpiece of muslin or satin V.20 preferably of the same color as that ofthe cushion cover 16. to harmonize artistically therewith. lt desired,an extra outside layer shown at24. When the inner sole and upper havebeen assembled and securely put ,together, this leather layer 22 isstitched thereto by a blind stitch shown in detail in Fig. 5, takenthrough the vamp at the bottom of the cushion.

The improved heel- 11 comprises a block.

of wood 25 of suitable size and shape and having a strip of leather 26attached at the bottom thereof. To give the slipper a neat appearance, Ipreferably provide the Vheel with a covering color as 16 of the cushion.The heel is further recessed at the top as at 24, so that the 4heelportions of the layers of the inner sole may be countersunk therein sothat .they botvtom edge of the .cushion is flush with the.

top of the heel.

As will be clear from the drawing, the top of the heeland the recessthereinare made on a bias, so that when the inner sole is'attachedthereto, the heel, or

rear portion thereof slants downward. This bias given to the sole at theheel portion thereof is extremely advantageous in that it prevents thepressure of the wearers Afoot from causing the heel to rotate -about thelower base edge thereof and thus force the slipper to slip forward, adifficulty which has hitherto been encountered in most slippers of thekind herein described.

In manufacturing the improved slipper, the inner sole is first made upby taking the desired size of molded pasteboa'rd Sole 14, cementing theshaped liber board 19 thereon together with the shank 18 embeddedtherein. The bottom leather sole 10 is then held in position underneaththe inner sole as thus far assembled with the tongue 29 extending underthe rear or heel portion. The rear or heel portion of the lsole as thusfar assembled is then fitted over the heel 11, and

several nails 30 are driven through said heel portion into the heel,making the holes 31 in the incompleted sole and heel. The nails are thenpulledout, the sole removed from the heel, and the nails a ain forcedthrough the .holes in the sole. evcral small pieces of leather 32 arethen cemented over the heads of the nails to keep the latter from beingforced up and tol prevent discomfort to the wearer. The padding 15 isthen superimposed on `the sole and the cushion is completed bystretching the covering 16 over the` padding and underneath thepasteboard layer, providing the in-turned border 33 l"through which thestitches 17 are then taken 27 of like material and curely lfastens theheel to' the sole.

the order in which the various steps,

i as hereinbefore described. The material cut to form the upper 13 isthen stretchedover a last and underneath the inner-sole, thus providingthe inturned portions 34. The stitches 21 are .taken through saidin-turned portions of the upper and the border 33, thus securing theupper to the inner sole, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. `The bottom leathersole 22 is then'secured preferably'by a blind stitch 35'taken throughthe portions 34 of the upper and the bottom of the cushion and formed byagain forcing the needle through the opening thereby, and then lslanting1t so as tocatch another contiguous portion of the material, as clearlyshown at 36 of,Sai d figure.v This gives a neat finish to the'slipper,tle'stitches attaching the bottom sole to the body of the slipper beinghidden from View.

The slipper is then turned wrong side up with the nails sticking up, andthe heel fitted on by means of the holes 31 Aalready made therein. Aslight hammering then course,

outlined above are taken maybe varied without departingessentially fromthe novel features of the process and construction, as disclosed herein.l

Fig. 6 shows a modified form of construction in which after the slipperhas reached the stage' shown invFig. 2, with the bottom leather sole asyet unattached, a shaped leather layer 37 .1s secured to the in-turnedportions 34 of the upper by means'of the.

stitches 38, thus affording a smooth surface to which the bottom leathersole' 10 may easily be glued or cemented by the cementing means 39.

In the modifica ion shown in Fig. 7, the invention is adapted to a more'expensive workmanship of boudoir or toilet slipper in already madewhich the heel portion of the lower'leather v sole does not rest on thetop of the heelv underneath the rear of the inner sole, but passesaround the front face of the heel as at 40 and thence underneath thewoodenv block between the bottom thereof and the leather strip, clearfrom the figure, is correspondingly modified and extended at the ,top asat 42.

vides a neat, comfortable and shapely boudoir or toilet slipper vinwhich the inner sole'is a It'will now be clear that this invention pro--as shown at 41. As will be the shape of the heelv soft cushion, thebody-of which is. secured to the upper of the slipper by stitches whichare hidden from view and the, rear portion of which is secured to the-heel by nails or the like means driven 'therethrough and also hiddenfrom view by the cushion itself.. The stitches not only accomplish thepurpose of securing the inner sole, but at the same time hold theupper-to Vthe vamp and these, to-

gether with lthe nails, supplant the method 130.

' through the rear portion of the cushion andJ heretofore iised ofcementing the inner sole to the bottom sole with Which so much difiiculthas been had as hereinbefore explained.

aving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent i. in a slipper, the combination of a Soie,

a heel attached thereto, an upper attached` to said sole, an innercushion on said sole, said upper having in-turned portions passingunderneath said cushion, said cushion having a border on the rear facethereof,

and attaching means passing through said iii-turned portions and saidborder to secure the cushion to the upper, and means passing the heel topositively hold the cushion to the heel.

2; A slipper comprising a sole, a heel attached thereto, an innercushion on said sole,

an upper attached to. said sole, said upper being formed frombne shapedpiece of material and having in-turned portions passing underneath saidcushion, said cushion having a border on the rear face thereof,

said border and in-turned portions being Vadapted to receive stitchestherethroughwhereby the cushion is positively secured simultaneously4With the forming. of the upper, and means passing through. the rearportion of the cushion and the heel to posi.vr

tively hold the cushion tothe heel.

3. In a s1ipper,a sole comprising a molded layer, a correspondinglyshaped layer held thereon, a shank embedded in the last mentioned layer,padding material superimposed on said layers, a covering for said' MAXGUSTIN.

Witnesses:

IsADoR lLooxs'riizm, JOSEPH S. GUs'nN.

